The other day in a very intense conversation I was having, the person stopped mid sentence and said these words to me, ” I saw your body language change. Remember, if your brain doesn’t believe it, nothing’s going to happen.” At that precise moment my mind glitched then morphed into an ultra clear movie projector. Everything else we had just talked about, everything I’d attempted in the past, everything I was thinking about became strikingly clear. I literally saw a light come on. Belief is an all empowering ingredient to any level of accomplishment, whether it be the completion of a sketch, a full drawing, or a sold out show at Laxart Gallery.
Napoleon Hill told us ““Whatever Your Mind Can Conceive and Believe, It Can Achieve.” It CAN achieve. In an effective scenario, the body is servant to the mind. So when your brain believes, it not only kicks the body into gear but activates the spirit which summons all manner of assistance to bring the intent to pass. Belief moves providence to move on your behalf. Belief goes beyond hoping. True belief is laced with intent which revs up the to a superhuman level of operation. The accomplishments are often followed by comments like Wow! How did you do that? I wish I could do that! That is amazing! These exclamations are the brain’s way of saying this is actually possible in a question and a definitive statement. Think about it. We all have so many reminders of this. One that comes to mind at the moment is the photo of Gabrielle Union and Zoe Saldana standing in front of one of my paintings on a movie set.
Belief is so powerful, it’s never limited to the mind in which it is activated. It’s like a fire. The more you stoke it the warmer everything around it gets. Martin Luther’s beliefs reformed the church. Albert Einstein’s beliefs shifted understanding, relatively. Martin Luther King’s belief motivated and mobilized a nation. Hitler’s belief nearly destroyed one. The power of belief is there for us to utilize as we will. That instance when you first believe will create a paradigm shift in your story. The moment when you can exclaim this changes everything, everything can change.
Notes of A Native Son 